What can "alt-ac" offer academic job seekers?

For job seekers looking for academic positions that are nontenured or nonfaculty, alt-ac -- or alternative-academic -- careers may be the right path, write Brenda Bethman and C. Shaun Longstreet, co-founders of Alt Academix. In this commentary, they define the types of careers available in alt-ac, including academic and student affairs, and development and research. "There are many more alt-ac positions, but they still require effort, research, preparation, and, yes, sometimes luck," they write.